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BROOCH
Unique ID: NLM825
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Pin, spring and catchplate missing. Moulded wings and bow. Very raised central ridge.
Notes:
Checked by MF following Sophie Catley. Sub-classification added: 'Dolphin' following ource record; dating completed [unamended]; drawing ref. added.
Class:
Bow brooch
Sub class: Dolphin
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.7 mm
Width: 26.4 mm
Weight: 7.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 26th May 1998
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM977
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: WEST LINDSEY
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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